Description
A comforting and delicious pasta dish featuring roasted butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and smoky sausage, all ready in just 25 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for roasting squash)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 340 g Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (for roasting Brussels sprouts)
- 225 g bow tie pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for cooking the sausage)
- 340 g cooked smoked sausage
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Toss the cubed butternut squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and spread on a baking sheet.
- Roast for 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- While the squash roasts, prepare the Brussels sprouts and roast them for 20-30 minutes until crispy.
- Bring salted water to a boil and cook the bow tie pasta according to package directions (about 8-10 minutes).
- In a skillet, heat olive oil and cook sliced sausage until browned.
- Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, then mix in butter.
- Toss in the drained pasta with reserved pasta water and add roasted vegetables, sausage, and thyme. Mix well.
- Serve immediately, garnished as desired.
Notes
Feel free to swap pasta types and add your favorite vegetables. This dish also tastes great as leftovers and can be meal-prepped.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Roasting and Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 45mg